the forecast. >> quite an interesting day yesterday. we had some minor flooding. some snow kicked in last night. brown the pennsylvania line, an inch of snow in some neighborhoods. -- around the pennsylvania line. now will be quieter as we head into the beginning of the workweek. we do not have any precipitation in the forecast. northwest wind at 17 and a dusting to 32. -- and gusting to 32. a high temperature of 42 degrees under mostly sunny skies. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to sarah and check the roads. >> you mentioned the flooding yesterday. we have flooding along the delaware ave. wind warnings are in effect at the key bridge. looking good on the north side.

as you may curie towards the harrisburg expressway. equally smooth on the southwest corner of the corner at frederick curd -- as you make your way towards the harrisburg expressway. of a menace on the outer loop northeast side. a quick live look of traffic. this is the harrisburg expressway. problem-free from the maryland line all the way down. there are some slick spots to the pennsylvania line. problem-free on the northeast corner of the beltway at harford road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> two young girls are found safe after they went missing. >> police say the disappeared saturday evening. what happened to them is not clear. kim dacey is live in towson with more on this. >> police say the girls were brought in for questioning last

night. they have not been able to say if they have been released. girls were last seen on liberty road. tierra taylor slept over aaron azaria griffin's house. lycee the girls were found sunday night in good condition -- police say the girls were found sunday night in good condition. >> i am excited and nervous. i just want to see her and put my arms around her and let her know we all love her. >> police have not commented on where the girls were or what happened to them. this is now a criminal investigation. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> the search continues for phylicia barnes. she was last seen outside

persistence home in northwest baltimore in late december. anyone with information is asked to call police. police are searching for a man accused of abducting a teenager. this happened on friday night when a female was walking on north milton avenue. she was approached by a man. he grabs her. the suspect passed the teenager for sex. she managed to escape a short time later. fire officials are looking into a fire in brooklyn. this happened sunday morning on second street. a man suffered burns on more than 60% of his body. a firefighter suffered chest pain. he was taken to hospital. no word on either of their conditions. >> bracing for another day of

violence in that libya. forces loyal to muammar gaddafi and pounded opposition fighters with artillery. the international community appears to be struggling to put military muscle behind the demand for gaddafi to give up power. security forces target a new group of protesters. demonstrators stormed the main offices of president hosni mubarak. they took documents to keep them from being deployed. there were a human rights abuses. mubarak's opposition is demanding the leaders be punished. there are 18 days of protests. with gas prices are rising, the

obama administration is looking into dipping into emergency oil reserves. >> kate amara and joins us from washington with more details. >> the price of gas jumped 33 cents in the last two weeks. the second biggest price spike on record. >> it is getting pretty expensive. >> gas is averaging $3.51 a gallon. the escalating conflict in libya it is driving the trend. >> it has caused this tremendous increase in the last number of weeks. >> bill daley says tapping into the petroleum reserve is one option. >> the issue of the reserves is one we are considering. it is something that has been done and very rare occasions. >> republicans say there are

better solutions. >> we need to find more of our own energy. we should explore offshore and for natural gas and to explore in alaska's. >> rising gas prices could slow the recovery. >> it is another headwind again stronger economic growth. >> that was kate amara reporting. a bill is under review that would allow dog lovers to bring their pets out to be with them if their restaurant has outdoor seating. pets are banned at all restaurants. states have allowed pets their restaurants. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you support a bill allowing pets to accompany their owners to restaurants with outdoor seating? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to

watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. a pickup truck slams into a building in georgia. >> an exchange student is missing this morning. with his family is doing to try to find him. >> this is the beltway at wilkins avenue.

>> welcome back. partly cloudy skies. we had a big storm yesterday. 37 downtown. it is freezing in some of the northern suburbs. there was some snow last night. there could be some slippery spots in westminster. 35 degrees at the airport. a wendy's storefronts. the wind will be settling down as we head through the day.

we expect a high of 48. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. police and friends of the missing san diego state exchange student are stepping up their efforts to try to find him. he was last seen at a nightclub in spain more than a week ago. the dormant of the club suggest he rest before he went back inside. he left his friends and went back home. his father is now in spain helping in this search. no clue as to where he might be. >> a security camera catches a truck as to driver plows into a georgia dry cleaner. the truck came within inches of a worker. she has a broken leg. employees called it a freak accident. a volcano blows off some steam

in the whole wide. it collapsed unleashing its torrents of steam and lava. the new activity prompted scientist to upgrade the alert from watch watch to warning. geologist expect more eruptions. what a few. beautiful. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. -- what a view. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> an alarming number of people are not getting enough sleep. >> we're dealing with a new accident in randallstown. we will update you on your commute and check for a promised commute and check for a promised on eastbouse [ male announcer ] what if you could combine

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> i had something on my windshield this morning. >> i saw cars with snow. that is an issue as you travel north and west of the city. we have a problem in randallstown at liberty road. watch for an accident wrapping up. we have this issue, a disabled vehicle that is blocking lanes approaching 97. two morning promised in terms of delays, not too bad. a little sluggish on the outer loop northeast side. moving well on the west side. equally smooth. a quick live look outside.

this is the harrisburg expressway. near the maryland line, it could be slick this morning. problem-free at shawan road towards the beltway. the j.f.x. looks great. this is harford road. no problems to report on the northeast corner. 95 moving without delay out of white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays. 22 and 23 buses are 10 to 15 minutes late. the 35 and 36 buses are about 20 minutes late. a diversion on the 36 bus diverting at washington boulevard and desoto around some construction. on-time service on penn, camden, and brunswick lines. the customer information line is available for subway and marc rail. 410-539-5000.

or toll free. information on the internet, www.mta.maryland.gov. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> we are off to a pretty quiet start. we had during come through in the afternoon. inches.or to ewo and we changed over to snow. some of you cut a good coaching on the ground. some of you may have to scrape the snow off your windshield today. 35 at the airport right now. the big story is the wind. over 30 miles per hour. steady at 17. the wind will diminish as we head into the day. northern suburbs, the temperatures below freezing.

you did have some snow in frederick and carroll county and back into the north part of baltimore county. there could be a few slippery spots. the big storm is pulling away from us. snowing in new york state. rain along the coast. the wind is picking up in maryland. down.nd will calmed dow skies are beginning to clear. we will see mostly sunny as conditions. becoming breezy. high temperatures in the upper 40's. a degree or two below average. tonight, mostly clear and chilly. temperatures will drop back into the 20's. tomorrow, high pressure moves and behind the storm. we will start to set up a wind on tuesday through wednesday. the clouds will start to thicken up.

there will be another storm starting out in the midwest. this will catch up and give us some rain and perhaps as early as wednesday night. more likely, thursday and friday. we have a break before the next storm comes in. a high temperature of 48 today. 50 tomorrow. the clouds will be thickening up because of the east wind. rain moves sent on thursday and friday. the best chance for rain will be on thursday. it will turn cooler. there could be some light rain or snow showers on thursday. daylight saving time begins this weekend on sunday. gain an hour of sunshine. lose an hour of sleep. >> two recalls. the first by chrysler. recalling about 250,000

minivans and crossovers terry there is a potential problem with stalling engines and chrysler town and countries and dodge journeys. there have been 32 complaints and at least two accidents. mccormicks is recalling their tempura seafood mix. more information, you can log on tour website, wbaltv.com. just click on consumer. kids are going back to the basics when it comes to toys. demand for legos jumped 70%. the new board game is based on the original legos bricks. the classic legos have shown growth. and all the put a good. >> i always loved building

legos. concern about rising oil prices fueling worries on wall street. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning to you. >> good morning. crude continues to rise this morning. we are above $106 a barrel. traders talking about disruptions from libya. some traders betting oil prices could double from current levels. websites are calling for anti- government protests on friday. the saudis provide about 6 times as much oil as libya. we kicked off a new trading week. stock futures are looking below but higher on the start of

trading today. international buyers including china now hold 90% of u.s. long- term treasurys as of december. shanghai is saying goodbye to barbie. mattel closing down its only barbie store in china. the company model the concept of the fancy american girls store. mattel did not give a specific reason why it is closing down. they are committed to developing the barbie brand in china. that is business. i'm jane king. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> trying to keep a running tally. we are paying more for gasoline and groceries and, and. what is going up next? >> do not kill the messenger. leather prices are next on the

list. simple supply and demand. i will explain. >> thank you. not easy to get rolling on a monday morning. the rest of the day could be shot and technology could be to blame. >> sleep is not a priority when you're in las vegas. it is the same reason many of us don't get enough sleep in our own homes. >> you begin to have a 24/7 culture of entertainment. these technologies have invaded tibet from. >> almost 2/3 of u.s. adults say they are not getting enough sleep. almost everyone in the server reset the often use some kind of electronic device in the hours before bedtime like a tv or cell phone. our brains are not ready for sleep when our heads hit the pillow because of those

stimulants and artificial light. >> the light exposure changes this so we are more alert. most >> of those say the lack of quality schaub i left them moody and unable to perform at capacity the next day. technology calls night after night. >> they are being decaffeinated by the technologies that are denying them the sleep they know they need. >> at least in your own home, you can turn the lights off. erika elrich, nbc news. >> more than half of the teenagers spend the time before bedtime texting. >> that would make me mad. >> i wonder if they get on and answer them. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll get another look at your morning commute with traffic and weather

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welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's check weather and traffic this morning. it is windy out there. >> we did have some snow last might north and west of town. did not be surprised if you have to scrape that off your car this morning. we don't have any rain or snow in the forecast today. it is windy. over 30 miles per hour at the present time. the wind will settle down. 35 at the airport. below freezing at the pennsylvania line. there could be a few slippery spots. mostly sunny. we're shooting for a high of 48. we have more rain on top down the road at the end of the week. >> we have a something of everything to watch for. we have flooding in elkton along delaware avenue. some closures remain in effect there. route 32 in pikesville.

another at liberty road. use extra caution at those locations. westbound 70 approaching 97. not looking at a whole lot of volume. still on the light side. picking up on the west side. 45 miles per hour on 795 in the outer bow. 95 the checking out fine coming out of white marsh -- in the outer loop. this is the harrisburg expressway. southbound traffic moving well. watch for icy spots further north near the pennsylvania line. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> two baltimore county teenagers are safe this morning after going missing for 24 hours. >> the girls disappeared and were found last night in woodlawn. kim dacey is live with more on

the story. >> the croats were taken in for questioning last night. police have not told us whether they have been released yet. -- the girls were taken in for questioning. >> i am excited, i'm nervous. i just want to see her. i want to put my arms around her and hug her and let her know that we all love her. >> the families are overwhelmed with relief after the girls were found save. the girls were missing since 5:00 p.m. saturday. there were last seen on liberty road. tierra taylor slept over azaria griffin's house. police say it witness saw them talking to unknown acquaintances in a black car. they seemed to disappear. one woman continued to text message her phone.

>> i said whoever had tierra, i knew it was a guy. i was sending text messages as if i was a guy. the main thing for me was i need to keep the line of communication open so they could be able to track her phone with my phone. >> the girls were found in good condition along rolling road. they have not said much about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. this is now a criminal investigation. if you have any information, you can contact baltimore county police. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> one person is hurt after a fire in harford county. it began around 11:15 last night. fire officials requested additional manpower to bring the fire under control. one person was taken to the

hospital. >> police are investigating a deadly home invasion. police say three armed suspects entered a home around 9:00 p.m. saturday night. paul simons returned home and was shot multiple times and later died at shock trauma. police arrest a man they say gunned down two warehouse employees. ellerson carter is accused of trying to break into a car. police say he tried to flee the parking lot when workers confronted them. he allegedly ran over one worker and dragged the other. george marshall died from injuries. one person is dead after a stabbing in north baltimore. it happened on nelson avenue. police say a 17-year-old male and a woman were stabbed after

an argument with a third person. the woman is expected to survive. the so-called east coast rapist is scheduled to appear in court this morning. aaron thomas was placed on suicide watch after he tried to hang himself. >> police arrested a 39-year-old aaron thomas on friday afternoon after a tip link him to say rapes. most of the attacks were in the washington, d.c., area and spread to new england. after 14 years, police have little evidence. accounts led to the sketches and reports he had a low voice and chipped tooth. a knife was the object police

were able to recover. billboards were put up up and down 95. there were tens of thousands of tips. one of which pointed to aaron thomas. police tracked the suspect to a connecticut court house. when he tossed a secret but -- a cigarette butt, they got the break they were looking for. >> dna was matched by the science lab confirmed that thomas was the east coast rapist. >> that is when we learned we had the connective cases. >> police are holding aaron thomas on $1 million bail. he is due in court on monday. >> incredible, 12-year-old case. 34 degrees on tv hill.

a certain migraine medication may increase the risk for birth defects. >> details next in the medical alert. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you support a bill allowing pets to accompany their owners to restaurants with outdoor seating? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we have a handful of problems on the roads. the latest on the topside of the beltway.

>> welcome back. 37 degrees downtown. it is windy but quiet.

we have some snow last might in some areas. there could be a few slippery roads in the northern suburbs. be careful. 32 in westminster. 37 in annapolis. breezy this afternoon. the wind will diminish. mostly sunny skies with a high temperature around 48. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. for now, to the news desk. >> a medication used to prevent migraine headaches may increase the risk for birth defects. the drug can lead to cleft palate deformities in babies born to pregnant women taking that medication. it is also used to treat certain kinds of caesars. birth defects often form early before many women know they are

pregnant. >> a kidney transplant patients can increase their chances of survival by staying active. a study found those with the lowest levels of physical activity to have the highest death rates four to six years later. >> frederick county schools or delayed, two hours delay. two hours late for rock creek school. 34 degrees on tv hill. the orioles take on the red sox and the yankees today. keith mills explains in sports. >> this is a live look over the downtown area. we'll come back and update weather and traffic pulse 11. stay with us. >> so, ah, your seat good?

got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. kind of busy out there. we have an accident approaching park heights avenue. it is taking up the right lane. it is slowing things down. 20 miles per hour there. we have a downed tree in the city. we have an accident at franklin boulevard. another wrapping up in owings mills. 32 in sykesville.

further west, that should be liberty road, there is a crash. westbound 70, watch for delays developing because of an accident. many accidents are west of the city. it is reportedly icy there. out on 95, watch for some debris in the road past 395 tory this is park heights. outer loop traffic. looks like it is off to the right shoulder. traffic is slowly getting by. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we're looking good on the light rail. metro subway entente. on the brunswick line, 870 running 10 minutes late. the 22 and 23 buses are running 10 to 15 minutes late. 16 and 36 buses are running 20 minutes late. a diversion on the 36 line

northbound at washington becaused arand desoto of construction. >> we had an active day yesterday with some rain and snow last night. we will talk about what to expect in just a moment. first we say good morning to sandra shaw. she will be doing some yoga. >> the class will be. they have started. we're at the rawlings conservatory near the zoo. it is gorgeous with the flowers and plants. it is a perfect zen garden setting for a yoga class. how often does the class take place? >> the third wednesday of every month. we will be adding a class in april at 6:15. >> what is it about yoga and plants? >> a friend and mine wanted to

come here and meditate. i am on the board of the baltimore conservatory association. i had the opportunity to take revenge of it. >> it is like you are at a spa. are different things every time in terms of flowers. what do you like about yoga? >> the response has been great. we have filled the room and have had to turn people away. ga is relaxing. you can work at your own pace. >> yoga practice, not yogurt perfect. i am a practicing. as far as it -- not yogurt perfect. >> we are under facebook. under the baltimore conservatory association page.

>> is there a cost? >> $12. >> any level is welcome. >> correct. >> there you go. check out the facebook page. how long is the classic? >> one hour and 15-class and 50 minutes meditation afterwards in the greenhouse. >> kind of an escape. this could be a nice interesting something for you to try. in all weather, we have the showers last night. heavy patches of rain and some snow in carroll county and frederick. the storm is pulling off the coast. we will be dry today and tomorrow. another system perhaps by the end of the week. breezy and blustery outside. significantly colder the yesterday. >> that looks like a wonderful way to start today. some yoga with the trees and the

plants. will you be participating? >> probably not. i will let them do it. >> thank you. weather-wise, the big storm is pulling away from us. portis two inches of rain in some places. we did have some snow in some places -- it brought us two inches of rain in some places. 35 at the airport right now. northwest wind at 17. it would start for us. the wind will diminish. temperatures are below freezing. that is why there could be some slippery spots, especially in frederick and up towards the pennsylvania line where there was some of accumulating snow. the storm is pulling away from must now. the wind will pick up for a couple of hours. the skies are clearing. we do have sunshine in the

forecast. mostly sunny is an forecast. breezy and cooler. upper 40's. sunrise at 6:41. mostly clear skies tonight. we jump back into the 20's. tomorrow, high-pressure will take control. we will stay dry. the high pressure -- the clouds will thicken up. we could see rain as early as wednesday night. by thursday and friday, the chance for rain increases. near 50 tomorrow and wednesday. a chance for rain beginning wednesday night. the best chance will be on thursday with a high of 55. chilly next weekend with highs in the mid to upper 40's. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. so much more ahead -- >> one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last

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>> time to get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you support a bill allowing pets to accompany their owners to restaurants with outdoor seating?

keep sending us those responses. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> i think that leads to something. back to the bargaining table for the nfl owners and players. they will hit the ground running this week. they will try to reach an agreement or make some serious progress before friday's new midnight deadline. welcome back to the baltimore colts. the colts' reunion. bert drew a lot of attention. he was the leader of those teams. ted also coached there ravens when they moved here from cleveland.

mitchell, one of the toughest players ever. i talk with bert jones about coming back to baltimore. >> it is as if we never adulterate it is a wonderful experience. we have such camaraderie among the team. 975, 1976, 1967 teams. it was a wonderful time. it was like we never left. >> they still look like they could play. bert jones was the best pure passer in the history of the national football league. the colts won three division champions. the orioles play a split squad double header. there will play the red sox and the yankees. jeremy guthrie started against the twins on sunday. he gave up a couple of runs. he said he had the best control

of his pitches this spring. his defense did him no favors. a perfect hit and run by minnesota. alexi casilla scores. 3-0, the orioles lose. maryland plays nc state in the first round of the acc tournament. a coach leaves the game to have a baby. >> incredible. here's a look ahead. >> apple may be planning to remove certain limits on itunes. >> a group of residents say they want the light rail station shut down. >> a california wedding video is going viral. >> weather-wise, we had the big

storm yesterday with the rain and some snow. we assured the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> we are tracking a long list of accidents, many of them west of the city where it is icy.

>> two teenagers girls are found safe. hear from their families, next. >> a big pain at the pond. a historic jump in gas prices. what the president plans to do about it. >> mother nature puts on a spectacular show in whole life. spectacular show in whole life.